Assay Office
Assay offices are central to the UK jewellery trade, ensuring the integrity of precious metal goods through hallmarking and quality assurance. For jewellers, manufacturers, and suppliers, staying informed about the activities and developments of the UK’s assay offices—Birmingham, London, Sheffield, and Edinburgh—is vital. Jewellery Focus provides comprehensive coverage on hallmarking standards, regulatory updates, innovations in testing and certification, and the broader role assay offices play in supporting the trade.
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Jun- 2012 -26 JuneEvents
Success for Birmingham Assay Office at Made Me Awards
The Birmingham Assay Office has achieved the accolade of being placed ‘runner up’ in the first Best Midlands Brands Awards.
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26 JuneCurrent Affairs
Sheffield Assay Office celebrates 30 years of UKAS accreditation
Sheffield Analytical Services, a division of the Sheffield Assay Office, has been awarded a United Kingdom Accreditation Service (UKAS) certificate for the 30th year running.
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11 JuneCurrent Affairs
Edinburgh Assay Office to launch online consumer assurance scheme
Edinburgh Assay Office will launch the jewellery industry's first consumer online assurance scheme –Assay Assured – on 12 June at the Jewellery Show in London.
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May- 2012 -17 MayTrade Organisations
The Birmingham Assay Office shortlisted for award
IDEA Birmingham – a business-university collaboration promoting design-driven innovation –has included the Birmingham Assay Office among the shortlisted nominations for its inaugural Birmingham Made Me Design Awards.
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Apr- 2012 -30 AprilTrade Organisations
CIBJO releases special report ahead of congress
The World Jewellery Confederation (CIBJO) has issued a special report of the Precious Metals Commission, ahead of the 2012 CIBJO Congress taking place in Vicenza, Italy.
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25 AprilTrade Organisations
Stand-alone gold marks banned on bonded gold
The British Hallmarking Council (BHC) has recently announced a ban on stand-alone gold fineness marks on bonded gold articles, because they are "potentially confusing and misleading to UK consumers."
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Feb- 2012 -27 FebruaryTrade Organisations
Assay master calls for more hallmarking after jeweller trial
Sheffield assay master Ashley Carson has called for greater responsibility in the jewellery community after a Bradford jeweller was uncovered with 90 per cent of his stock not bearing a hallmark.
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Jan- 2012 -11 JanuaryTrade Organisations
Big move ahead for Birmingham Assay Office
Birmingham Assay Office, which can trace its roots back to 1773, is preparing to embark on one of the busiest periods of development in the organisation's history.
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Dec- 2011 -23 DecemberEvents
The Goldsmith’s Company Assay Office celebrates five years in Hatton Garden
The Goldsmiths' Company Assay Office recently celebrated the fifth anniversary of its Greville Street sub-office in the heart of Hatton Garden.
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Nov- 2011 -29 NovemberEvents
Scrap gold and silver course to begin in the New Year
Adding to its existing portfolio of education and training courses, the Birmingham Assay Office has announced the addition of a new course – Buying Scrap Gold and Silver. The one-day course is “designed for anyone who wishes to engage in buying scrap gold and silver from the public,” and will…
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